netdev - Re: [PATCH] e1000: save skb counts in TX to avoid cache misses

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2012 11:15:42 +0900
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, tarbal@...il.com,
	rkagan@...allels.com, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, bruce.w.allan@...el.com,
	carolyn.wyborny@...el.com, donald.c.skidmore@...el.com,
	gregory.v.rose@...el.com, peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com,
	alexander.h.duyck@...el.com, john.ronciak@...el.com,
	dnelson@...hat.com, e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] e1000: save skb counts in TX to avoid cache misses

On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 02:43:58PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jeff Kirsher <tarbal@...il.com>
> Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:38:17 -0700
> 
> > Thanks! I have applied the patch to my queue
> 
> Why?
> 
> My impression is that this is a patch already in the tree, and it's
> being submitted for -stable but such minor performance hacks are
> absolutely not appropriate for -stable submission.

The patch description says it is fixing reported oopses, but the
Subject: isn't all that helpful there.

So which is this?  Should I accept it for a stable release or not?

thanks,

greg k-h
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